The origin of oxygenic photosynthesis was the most important metabolic innovation in Earth
history. It allowed life to generate energy and reducing power directly from sunlight and …

Boron (B) is an indispensable mineral nutrient for plants and is primarily taken up by roots
mainly in the form of boric acid (H 3 BO 3). Recently, research shows that B has a significant …

After the International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes (ICSP) had voted to include
the rank of phylum in the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes …

The bacterial phylum Bacteroidetes, characterized by a distinct gliding motility, occurs in a
broad variety of ecosystems, habitats, life styles, and physiologies. Accordingly, taxonomic …

The Loess Plateau of China is one of the most fragile ecosystems worldwide; thus, human
production activities need to be conducted very cautiously. In this study, MiSeq high …

Dissimilatory iron-reducing bacteria (DIRB) are known to use humic substances (HS) as
electron shuttles for dissimilatory iron reduction (DIR) by transferring electrons to HS …

The long-term impact of human exploitation and environmental changes has led to a decline
in grassland productivity and soil fertility, which eventually results in grassland degradation …

Microbial abundance and diversity in deep subsurface environments is dependent upon the
availability of energy and carbon. However, supplies of oxidants and reductants capable of …

In recent years, biogas production from complex biomass has received great interest.
Therefore, many studies have been conducted to understand the anaerobic digestion …

Abstract Analysis of the increasing wealth of metagenomic data collected from diverse
environments can lead to the discovery of novel branches on the tree of life. Here we …